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Hauliers raise Felixstowe woes

Road hauliers raised concerns with the port of Felixstowe over its new Container Booking System (CBS.) at a meeting in mid-August. They told the Felixstowe Port Users’ Association and representatives of Hutchison Ports  that operators had faced challenges when delivering and picking up goods from the port since the start of trials of the new booking system. They also said there was a lack of clarity from the port regarding the ... [+]

First call for Liverpool’s new Far East link

The Port of Liverpool has handled the first call of MSC’s Britannia service, its first regular container link from Asia in living memory. MSC Tokyo arrived in Peel Ports-owned Liverpool from Vietnam and China. The service rotation is: Shanghai-Ningbo-Yantian-Vung Tau (Vietnam)-Liverpool-Rotterdam-Antwerp-Hamburg-London Gateway-Singapore-Shanghai. Peel ports, which has ... [+]

Earnings and boxes up at DP World

DP World reported an increase in revenue increased of 3.3% to $9,335 million, driven by its ports and terminals and like-for-like gross container volume growth of 6.1%  in its results for the first six months to 30 June 2024. Adjusted EBITDA earnings fell  4.3% to $2,497 ... [+]

Think before you cut container seals, says TT Club

Insurer TT Club has warned that container seals are being ignored and that opportunities to identify location, method and perpetrators of cargo theft are being missed. In its latest Security Bulletin, the Club says that personnel at the receiving warehouse view the seal as a ... [+]

Two more years for GB Railfreight at London Gateway

GB Railfreight has agreed a new two-year contract extension with DP World to provide staff to prepare all freight trains departing from its London Gateway terminal. A total of 5,000  services depart and arrive at London Gateway every year, removing around 150,000 HGV movements from ... [+]

Belfast on track for Net Zero by end of decade

Belfast Harbour cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 18% in 2023 and is expected to reach Net-Zero in its direct operations well ahead of its 2030 target. Northern Ireland’s largest port launched its first Environmental, Social and Governance  report on 5 August, stating that against the ... [+]

Pledge to monitor Southampton emissions

Dubai-owned ports and logistics firm DP World is to use Pledge software to measure the impact of its Modal Shift Programme that incentivises cargo owners to switch from road to rail at Southampton. The MSP is credited with reversing a 10% fall in rail traffic at ... [+]

New chief for Anglo-French perishables firm PML Seafrigo

Former PML managing director Mike Parr is taking over as chief executive PML Seafrigo UK and Ireland, one year after the Le Havre-based company took over UK-headquartered forwarder Perishables Movements Ltd (PML).  As part of the reorganisation, Ryan Parr becomes operations director for the UK and ... [+]

New cranes for Barcelona

BEST container terminal at the Port of Barcelona has taken delivery of 14 new automated electric cranes from Finnish supplier Konecranes. They will allow the terminal to increase its storage capacity by 25% from 27 to 34 automated blocks. The first new block is expected ... [+]

One year on, Humber Freeport wins £1bn investment

Humber Freeport says that over £1bn of new investment has been pledged 12 months on from its launch. Investments committed to tax sites in Hull and Goole are expected to create more than 700 skilled jobs, in sectors ranging from advanced manufacturing and technology to ports ... [+]

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